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National Nap at Work Week
No it’s not an All Fools Day Joke, we are in the middle of National Nap at Work Week, which runs from 29th March to 5th April 2009.

Following the clocks leaping forward an hour last weekend people are struggling to catch up on that hour of sleep we all missed. So on that basis sleep scientists came up with Nap at Work Week saying that a power nap, which usually takes 15 to 20 minutes helps rejuvenate your mind and body.

Sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley at the University of Surrey agrees. "Naps can be helpful, but if you are napping regularly during the day, there is something wrong," he says. "There shouldn't be any stigma attached to napping at work, but it's not an alternative to getting your eight hours."

The top tips are:
• Do not sleep longer than 20 minutes otherwise the benefits of napping are reduced
• Don’t be self conscious – it is your lunch time and if you want to nap then that is your choice, as long as it does not disturb colleagues
• Set an alarm so that you need not worry about snoozing too long, it will also keep you from going past 20 minutes
• When you wake up you may well feel a little drowsy, so eat your lunch after your nap or a snack to provide you with an extra energy boost
• Alert people to what you are doing – this way you won’t be woken up mid-nap by others bothering you
• Some work places now provide nap pods which provide the ideal place to grab 40 winks
• If you don’t feel you can nap at work, even just putting everything aside and just taking a break for a few moments will do you the world of good.



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